How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story

The remarkable and previously unshared narrative of an NYPD bomb disposal specialist who significantly contributed to easing the long-standing “Troubles” in Northern Ireland is now being told. In 1975, Denis Mulcahy, an Irish immigrant and member of the NYPD bomb squad, rallied his family, friends, and neighbors to initiate a program that offered Northern Irish children a temporary escape from the violence of their everyday lives. Starting from humble beginnings, Project Children eventually facilitated summer-long visits for over 20,000 Catholic and Protestant children to suburban areas in the United States, where they formed surprising friendships and discovered commonalities with those they once considered adversaries. This extraordinary story is now being brought to life in a new documentary by Des Henderson, narrated by Liam Neeson, titled “How To Defuse A Bomb: The Project Children Story.”